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Recommendation 2/3

Streamlining the guidance provided to the Global Environment Facility as the institutional structure operating the financial mechanism of the convention

Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for Spanish-speaking Central American and Caribbean Countries

26 - 27 October 2015, San Jose, Costa Rica

Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for the Pacific Region

5 - 6 October 2015, Avarua, Cook Islands

Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on Resource Mobilization for CARICOM member States

18 - 21 May 2015, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Submission of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Fifth National Reports, and Financial Reports

Reference: SCBD/JBF/AY/NS/GT/85305 (2016-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Resource Mobilization Focal Points

Submission of information and views on the further development of programme priorities, pursuant to decision X/24, paragraph 5

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/75584 (2011-072)
To: National Focal Points of the Convention, and relevant stakeholders, including indigenous and local communities

I have the pleasure of referring to decision X/24, paragraph 5, the Conference of the Parties “Invites Parties and relevant stakeholders, including indigenous and local communities, to submit information and views on the further development of programme priorities, taking into account the Strate ...

Submission of information concerning innovative financial mechanisms, pursuant to decision X/3, A, paragraph 8©

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/75558 (2011-069)
To: National Focal Points of the Convention, relevant organizations and initiatives

I have the pleasure of referring to decision X/3, A, paragraph 8(c), in which the Conference of the Parties “Invites Parties, relevant organizations and initiatives, such as the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Right of Mother Earth, to submit information concerning innovative ...

Submission of information for the Review of Implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization

Reference: SCBD/TSI/RS/ML/lz/82040 (2013-050)
To: CBD Focal Points and other Governments

Submission of information regarding views about the basis upon which targets are to be adopted, pursuant to decision X/3, A, paragraph 10

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/75582 (2011-070)
To: National Focal Points of the Convention Biological Diversity

I have the pleasure of referring to decision X/3, A, paragraph 10, in which the Conference of the Parties “Invites Parties to submit, through the Executive Secretary, information to the Working Group on Review of Implementation regarding their views about the basis upon which targets are to be a ...

Submission of responses to the Questionnaire regarding Funding Needs for the Implementation of the Convention and its Protocols for the Seventh Replenishment Period (July 2018 - June 2022) of the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/YX/84932 (2016-059)
To: CBD National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and other relevant organizations

Submission of sixth national reports and information on financial reporting frameworks

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/LC/MC/86437/87532 (2019-003)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Resource Mobilization Focal Points

Submission of views on the discussion paper on Safeguards for Scaling-up Biodiversity Financing and Possible Guiding Principles

Reference: SCBD/ITS/RS//LZ/81526 (2013-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Submission of views, information and experience on the implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, pursuant to decision X/3, B, paragraph 4

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/75583 (2011-071)
To: National Focal Points of the Convention, and relevant organizations

I have the pleasure of referring to decision X/3, B, paragraph 4, the Conference of the Parties “Invites Parties and relevant organizations to submit views, information and experience on the implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, and requests the Executive Secretary to prepare ...

Subregional Capacity-Building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for South Asia

16 - 18 September 2015, New Delhi, India

Subregional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for Eastern European and Central and West Asian Countries

25 - 26 February 2016, Tbilisi, Georgia

Subregional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for English Speaking African Countries

24 - 25 November 2015, Entebbe, Uganda

Subregional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for French Speaking African Countries

1 - 2 December 2015, Dakar, Senegal

Subregional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for South America

12 - 13 November 2015, Lima, Peru

Subregional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for Southeast Asia

30 November - 1 December 2015, Manila, Philippines

Technical Report on National/Regional Environmental Funds: Call for Papers.

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/57985 (2007-087)
To: CBD Focal Points and National/Regional Environmental Funds

A Technical Report on National/Regional Environmental Funds is being prepared by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to facilitate the implementation of Decision VIII/13, paragraph 7, in which the Conference of the Parties recommended to Parties, Governments and funding ins ...

The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Environment Facility Partnering for Advancing the Nagoya Outcomes at the Regional Level

Montreal, 22 February 2011: The Central African national focal points for the Convention on Biological Diversity and those of its financial arm, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), jointly attended a regional workshop on biodiversity and finance, held in Kinshasa in collaboration with the GEF ...

The Convention on Biological Diversity declares Natural Capital Declaration a Biodiversity Champion

The Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) has been declared a Biodiversity Champion by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in recognition of its important contribution to the implementation of the Convention’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020.

The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity delivers remarks to the Third Assembly of the Global Environment Facility.

The Fift Overal Performance Study of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

This side event will include the presentation and discussion of the key findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Fifth Overall Performance Study of the Global Environment Facility: At the Crossroads for Higher Impact. The side event will address, among other topics the GEF performance in ...

The Financial Sector and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

17 - 18 June 2021, Online

The GEF Joins Forces with the Convention for the Celebration of the United Nations International Year on Biodiversity

Montreal, 25 June 2009 – The Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved this week a special initiative to support the objectives of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Budgeted at US$ 895,000, this is the most significant initiative for the IYB agreed to date. The G ...

The Global Environment Facility establishes a dedicated Trust Fund for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing

Montreal, 18 March 2011 – At the initiative of Japan, a dedicated Trust Fund for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization was established at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on 17 March 2011. The Trust F ...

The Green Development Mechanism (GDM) and innovative finance

In light of the deliberations of the Parties on innovative financial mechanisms, this side event will explore how a GDM could generate additional funding from the private sector in support of biodiversity and development. A high-level panel will discuss the case for further consultation and work ...

The High-Level Panel (HLP), co-sponsored by the Governments of India and the United Kingdom, has organized a one-day open consultation with Parties. The Webinar will take place on 2 August 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (U.K. time)

The Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) has been declared a Biodiversity Champion by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in recognition of its important contribution to the implementation of the Convention’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020.

The Subsidiary Body on Implementation at its first meeting urged Parties that have not yet done so to submit their financial reports where feasible by 31 August 2016, in time for the preparation of documentation for the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. SBI-1 also urged recipient Parties that have not done so to submit the completed questionnaire as well as updates, if any, of the existing submissions by the same date. <p>Parties can access the online financial reporting framework by clicking on the “Read more” link below (login required) and the GEF-7 questionnaire by clicking <a href="https://www.cbd.int/financial/survey2016.shtml">here</a>.</p>

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The biodiversity crisis can’t be solved by the market

If 2019 was the year that climate finance went mainstream, 2020 promises to finally give nature a seat at the green finance table.Massive biodiversity loss was flagged as one of the top five global threats at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, where businesses were called upon to start d ...

Recommendation 4/3

The financial mechanism: review of GEF-5 and needs for GEF-6

Thematic Workshop on Resource Mobilization for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

14 - 16 January 2020, Berlin, Germany

Thematic workshop on resource mobilization for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, 14-16 January 2020 -Germany

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/AS/ML/GD/88355 (2019-085)
To: CBD National Focal Points; Resource Mobilization Focal Points; relevant organizations and initiatives, stakeholders and indigenous peoples and local communities

There can be no return to business-as-usual for the finance sector

As governments and health workers around the world battle to contain the spread of coronavirus, save lives and protect the vulnerable, there is already much debate about what form the economic recovery should take.

Third GEF Assembly

29 - 30 August 2006, Cape Town, South Africa

Third meeting of the informal consultation on the development of a strategy for resource mobilization in support of the achievement of the Convention’s objectives Rome, Italy, 16 February 200

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/62119 (2008-017)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the third meeting of the informal consultation on the development of a strategy for resource mobilization in support of the achievement of the Convention’s objectives will be held on Saturday, 16 February 2008, from 09:00 am to10:30 am, at the headquarters of the ...

Third meeting of the second phase of the High-level Panel on the Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

14 - 15 April 2014, Brasilia, Brazil

To facilitate biodiversity-inclusive investments for systems change, the following supportive functions and policy changes should be carried out through an integrated approach

Trial Phase of an Open-ended Forum for Review of Implementation (to be held online on 16 and 17 September 2020)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/88541 (2020-059)
To: CBD National Focal Points cc: ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Resource Mobilization Focal Points

Twenty-eight GEF Council Meeting

4 - 8 December 2006, Washington D.C., United States of America

Twenty-fifth GEF Council Meeting

6 - 10 June 2005, Washington D.C., United States of America

Twenty-fourth GEF Council Meeting

17 - 19 November 2004, Washington D.C., United States of America

Twenty-seventh GEF Council Meeting

7 - 10 November 2005, Washington D.C., United States of America

Twenty-third GEF Council Meeting

19 - 21 May 2004, Washington D.C., United States of America

UN meet in Gandhinagar: Countries divided over proposal to deny voting rights over financial contribution

The 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals will conclude on February 22. (Express photo) Developing countries strongly opposed a proposal from the secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ...

UNEP FI 2003 Global Roundtable "Sustaining Value - A Meeting on Finance and Sustainability"

20 - 21 October 2003, Tokyo, Japan

UNEP Finance Initiatives International Roundtable Meeting on Finance and Environment

16 - 17 November 2000, Frankfurt, Germany

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/12

Guidance to the financial mechanism